Hazard County supports sewer

August 10, 2005

To the Editor:

I am having a hard time trying to understand why our county commissioners would publicly support the Bagley Township sewer project. While most of us believe their supporting this issue is nothing more than an attempt to disable the efforts of the recall issue, I for one would like to caution our county commissioners: Back off. You are swimming in shark-infested water.

Our county commissioners supporting the sewer project means as much to me as the commissioners of Fort Morgan, Colo. supporting it. It's no money out of their pockets.

I realize what value Otsego Lake has to our community. Motels, gas stations and restaurants benefit from the lake. Campground, retail stores, bait shops and even towing companies benefit from the lake. Why aren't we shoving the costs of the sewer project down their throats?

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The very first sewer hook-up should be nothing other than the house closest to the water. Then the next closest. And then the next. The sewer project needs to be nixed and put back on the drawing board.

Unless the county is willing to pay for this project, I think they ought keep their nose out of it. Slowly but surely this community seems to be turning into Hazard County.